U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks after a gathering with Republicans in Congress on the U.S. Capitol constructing in Washington, Jan. 8. Reuters-Yonhap
Almost 70 % of Koreans take into account U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White Home to be unfavorable for Seoul, the very best proportion among the many 23 international locations surveyed, in keeping with a multi-country polling report revealed on Wednesday.
The findings have been included within the report, „Alone in a Trumpian World: The EU and World Public Opinion After the U.S. Election,“ revealed by the European Council on International Relations (ECFR).
Within the survey, 67 % of Koreans mentioned Trump’s reelection was dangerous for Korea, the very best fee among the many 23 nations surveyed, which included China, Russia, India, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, South Africa, Turkiye, Indonesia, Switzerland, Ukraine, the UK and 11 EU members.
„In international locations from India and China to Turkey and Brazil, extra respondents suppose Trump will probably be good for American affect, for his or her nation and for peace on the planet than suppose he will probably be dangerous for them,“ the report acknowledged.
„Tellingly, the one exception exterior Europe is South Korea — a democracy, which, like most European international locations, depends upon the U.S. for its safety. Briefly, Trump’s return is lamented by America’s longtime allies however nearly no one else,“ it added.
The survey’s discovering on Trump’s return being much less welcomed by Koreans appears to replicate issues right here over the previous U.S. president’s earlier calls for for Seoul to pay hefty will increase over the stationed U.S. Forces Korea troopers, issuing threats to tug out the troops if he doesn’t get a greater deal.
The ECFR report additionally discovered that optimism about Trump’s peacemaking skills, notably concerning the Ukraine conflict and conflicts within the Center East, was the weakest in European nations and Korea. This was in distinction to the opinion of different international locations equivalent to India, Saudi Arabia, Russia, China and the U.S. the place Trump’s peacemaker pitch resonated with the general public.
Moreover, Korea had the bottom fee of „Trump welcomers“ among the many 23 nations — those that view Trump’s election victory nearly as good for People and for world peace. Solely 13 % of Korean respondents recognized themselves as „Trump welcomers,“ in comparison with the very best fee of 75 % in India, adopted by 49 % in Saudi Arabia.
The worldwide ballot was performed in November 2024 amongst 28,549 individuals throughout 24 international locations, together with 1,000 adults in Korea. The 24 international locations surveyed included 16 European nations — Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and the U.Ok. — together with eight non-European international locations. They’re Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Korea and america.
